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1. When there is a drought, it is usually because there is no rain
   but just _u_.
2. A major cause of death during a flood is _ r _ _n _ _ _.
   
3. Two of the pollutants which may be carried by floodwaters
   are _ i _ and _ _ d.
   
4. If s _ _ _ _ systems are damaged, _ _ t _ _ supplies may become
   contaminated and the spread of d _ _ _ _ _ e may follow.
   
5. Days of high fire danger are also characterised by low _ _ _ _ _ _ ty levels.
   
6. Fires burn faster up_ _ _ _.
   
7. T_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and radio warnings provide vital information during the bush fire season.
   
8. Lightning is one of the natural causes of bush fire i_ _ _ _ _ _ _.
   
9. Food supplies may be depleted by losses of _ _ nn_ _ livestock and damage to c _ o _s.
   
10. The loss of _g _ - old c_ _t_ _ _ l artefacts is one type of flood damage, which cannot be repaired.
    
11. _ _ _ gales are one of the two broad categories of severe storms.
    
12. _ _ un _ _ _ is produced when lightning strikes.
    
13. F _ _ _ _ flooding may result from heavy _ _ _ n.
    
14. The a _ _ _ _ at which a cyclone crosses the coast and the sh_ _ _ of the sea floor will both influence the size of a storm surge.
    
15. During a storm surge, _ e _ water flows over _ _w lying land.
    
16. Emergency _ _ d may be sent to places seriously affected by flooding.

Word: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (8 letters)

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